Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール Doragon Bōru?, tdl. “Bola de dragón”) is a manga written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. Originally published in the Shōnen Jump review, from the Japanese editorial Shūeisha, between 1984 and 1995. This article describes the adventures of Gokū, a Saiyan warrior, an expert in martial arts that has already started its journeys and adventures in the past mejora sus habilidades de pelea, enfrentando opponentes y protegiendo a la Tierra de otros seres que quieren conquistarla y exterminar a la humanidad. Conforme transcurre la trama, conoce a other personajes que le ayudan en este propósito. The name of the series comes from one of the most powerful magicians that can be called upon by a dragon that has to admit deseos. In various situations, the results are useful for Gokū and his friends as a human being, but they also have to be procured in a constant form for all the malignant people.
The manga has 519 capítulos impresos recopilados en 42 volumes tankōbon.Dos años después de su lanzamiento, Toei Animation estrenó una adaptación anime que abarcó aproximadamente la primera mitad de la obra. A final translation of the film in 1989 on the Fuji Television channel in Japan, which continues with the title Dragon Ball Z, which contains the remaining contents of the manga. A third anime produced by the studio was created in 1996. Named Dragon Ball GT, presented an original argument in a redacted version without Toriyama's participation. In 2015, Dragon Ball Super was released on Fuji Television, an anime that continued the successes of Dragon Ball Z and that was created with an adaptation al manga, published a partir de junio del mismo año en Shōnen Jump. La violence y desnudez presentes en algunos episodes tanto del anime como del manga provocaron la censura por parte de las distribuidoras en distintos países.
The sales of the material are estimated at more than 160 million copies sold in Japan and 260 million copies at the world level, including Dragon Ball and its title, which includes more exits from Shūeisha. In 1999, for example, a record of the audience in EE. UU. on the Cartoon Network network, with 1.7 million televisions. Dragon Ball is considered as one of the most influential and popular characters in the contemporary era, and has served as inspiration for other mangakas such as Eiichirō Oda, Masashi Kishimoto, Tite Kubo and Hiro Mashima, creators of One Piece, Naruto, Bleach and Fairy Tail, respectivamente. Exist a franquicia de productsos sobre el universo creado por Toriyama, que incluye animated films and real images, original animations, video games, coleccionable cards, action figures and toys, among others. En la encuesta realizada por la cadena de televisión Japonesa TV Asahi para elegir los 100 Mejores mangas de la historia, Dragon Ball alcanzó el Puesto número 5.
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